Doctor Who Awakens

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The Awakening and The Gunfighters due.

By David McCutcheon

If you are a fan of the Doctor, it's time to pay close attention, as we have info on the latest pair of Doctor Who vintage DVD releases from the BBC and Warner Home Video. The First Doctor is receiving a brand new DVD release, as is the Fifth Doctor with the release of The Gunfighters and The Awakening come July 12, 2011.

The Gunfighters takes place in Tombstone, Arizona, 1881, where the air is filled with the sounds of shooting, cussing, and toe-tapping tunes knocked out on the battered piano at the Last Chance Saloon. And then there is something less familiar: the wheezing, groaning sound of a Police Box materializing. The Doctor and his companions aren't the only newcomers in town. The Clanton brothers have ridden in to settle a grudge with Doc Holliday, the notorious gambler, drinker, and dentist. In the Wild West, tempers are short, guns are swift, and a moment's hesitation on the draw can mean death.

In The Awakening, the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough arrive in a small English village in 1984, looking forward to spending some time with Tegan's grandfather. They soon discover that all is not well - Tegan's grandfather is missing and the locals are reenacting dangerous war games from 1643. With the past mixed up with the present, can the Doctor stop the games before an evil entity hidden in the village church awakens?

Check out the box art below for The Awakening, as the Gunfighters box art has not yet been made available:

Stay tuned to IGN DVD for more information about this and other upcoming releases!